Name: The story-cycle in the Talmud
Start: 2025-06-09T14:45:00+1000
End: 2025-06-09T15:45:00+1000

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Monday June 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm AEST

M1.02 - Rm 10

There are about 25 examples of “story-cycles” in the Talmud where three stories or more appear in sequence. These cycles have a distinctive impact on the audience, functioning almost philosophically to explore and reflect on a given topic from multiple perspectives. In this session, we will examine a story-cycle about astrology, which grapples with the tension between the fatalistic astrological worldview and rabbinic theology.

Speakers

Jeffrey Rubenstein

Professor, New York University

Dr. Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is Professor of Talmud at New York University. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College, his M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. from the Columbia University. His scholarship focuses on Talmudic stories, the development of Jewish law... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm AEST
M1.02 - Rm 10

Text and Philosophy

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Limmud Oz Melbourne 2025

Jeffrey Rubenstein

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